12-Year-Old Girl Stabs 11-Year-Old Boy In Head With Scissors At West Philadelphia Elementary School, Police Say

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A 12-year-old girl stabbed an 11-year-old boy in the head with scissors at a West Philadelphia school on Thursday afternoon, police say. The incident happened at the John Barry Elementary School around 2:30 p.m.

The Philadelphia School District says a sixth-grade student was injured in the stabbing.

The victim was taken to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries. He is currently in stable condition.

The girl is in custody.

School police are working with Philadelphia authorities to investigate the stabbing.